Author Topic: VCE saving of purchases (Read 1036 times)

Sami2ss · May 01, 2015, 01:10:51 PM

Can I use vce to check if a player has had their money deducted in the past so that if the next time they click something, it doesn't deduct money? If it isn't obvious, I am trying to allow players to purchase weapons with them being able to select it the next time they spawn without a point deduction.

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�::Kishgal::� · May 01, 2015, 01:40:52 PM

i had a very nice permanent purchase system on an older tdm of mine, gimme a bit to dig it out

The Lawyer · May 01, 2015, 01:45:59 PM

There is an add-on that does that I believe. But to use VCE, the most basic way I know how to do it is this when buying:

Check if the player has variable

If true, give them the item.

If false, check if they have enough money to buy it

If true, give them the item and the variable (player = if they die they loose it, client = if they leave the game they loose it)

Then when they rejoin or respawn have them click a button that loads the variable back. There's a VCE add-on that just loads the variable 0 or whatever.

Sami2ss · May 01, 2015, 02:05:17 PM

Quote from: The Lawyer on May 01, 2015, 01:45:59 PM

There is an add-on that does that I believe. But to use VCE, the most basic way I know how to do it is this when buying:

Check if the player has variable

If true, give them the item.

If false, check if they have enough money to buy it

If true, give them the item and the variable (player = if they die they loose it, client = if they leave the game they loose it)

Then when they rejoin or respawn have them click a button that loads the variable back. There's a VCE add-on that just loads the variable 0 or whatever.

this makes sense, ok. thanks, but...

Quote from: The Lawyer on May 01, 2015, 01:45:59 PM

There's a VCE add-on that just loads the variable 0 or whatever.

...what do you mean by this?

Quote from: �::Kishgal::� on May 01, 2015, 01:40:52 PM

i had a very nice permanent purchase system on an older tdm of mine, gimme a bit to dig it out

well if you find it, do you mind posting for it. the above method might not work for me right away because i am dumb.

�::Kishgal::� · May 01, 2015, 02:05:36 PM

mmk, here you go
http://brown townblaze.com/downloads/shopsys.bls

change the variable name WEAPON to whatever is being purchased, change the values at lines 4 and 10 to your price, with 10 being negative to subtract that value
and obviously replace the printer with whatever item you want
fool around with the centerprints and sounds however you want

for demonstration purposes, the red brick adds to your score 5 points, and the yellow brick resets your ownership status to 0

Sami2ss · May 01, 2015, 02:15:40 PM

Quote from: �::Kishgal::� on May 01, 2015, 02:05:36 PM

snip

oh wow thanks.

i'm not familiar with using variables in VCE, would i have to change all the variable names in different shop bricks so they don't all break if they are using the same variable name?

for example, if the WEAPON variable is true for one brick, will it begin to be true for any duplicate bricks using the same variable name?

SgtDaemon · May 01, 2015, 03:00:19 PM

Quote from: Sami2ss on May 01, 2015, 02:15:40 PM

for example, if the WEAPON variable is true for one brick, will it begin to be true for any duplicate bricks using the same variable name?

Yes.

LeetZero · May 01, 2015, 04:14:42 PM

Remove the setScore.

�::Kishgal::� · May 01, 2015, 05:30:01 PM

Quote from: LeetZero on May 01, 2015, 04:14:42 PM

Remove the setScore.

oh, oops, that's supposed to be a centerprint, i guess i goofed while i was cleaning out extraneous aesthetic things
it's correct in the save file, at least

jes00 · May 01, 2015, 07:15:52 PM

Quote from: The Lawyer on May 01, 2015, 01:45:59 PM

Then when they rejoin or respawn have them click a button that loads the variable back. There's a VCE add-on that just loads the variable 0 or whatever.

Or you can load it as the first event when they click the brick to buy/retrieve the weapon.

The Lawyer · May 01, 2015, 07:22:06 PM

Quote from: jes00 on May 01, 2015, 07:15:52 PM

Or you can load it as the first event when they click the brick to buy/retrieve the weapon.

Never thought of that, good idea.

I always had a billboard in major areas for saving and loading variables.